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The Stories You Tell Yourself
Episode 239

The Stories You Tell Yourself

Curiosity Chronicle

August 14, 20245m 20s

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Show Notes

At a young age, I decided I wasn't smart. That story stuck with me for the first 30 years of my life—it created ripples into my actions, thoughts, and behaviors.

The Narrative Fallacy is the tendency to craft a story around data, events, and inputs. Basically, our brains like to "make sense" of the random chaos around us, so the stories provide that structure—they provide a sense of calm.

The stories you tell yourself are important. They can either hold you back or push you forward. There is no in between.


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